Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (Smyslov Defense)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 c3 a6 5 Ba4 d6
6 d4 Bd7 7 O-O Bg7 8 d5 Nce7 9 Bxd7+ Qxd7
10 c4 h6 11 Nc3 f5 12 Ne1 Nf6 13 f3 O-O
14 Nd3 g5 15 Bd2 Ng6 16 Nf2 f4 17 b4 Rf7
18 c5 Bf8 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Closed
Ruy Lopez

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5:



3 ... g6



3 ... a6 (Closed Ruy Lopez)
3 ... a6 (Open Ruy Lopez Part I)
3 ... a6 (Open Ruy Lopez Part II)
3 ... a6 (Marshall Gambit)
3 ... f5 (Schliemann Defense)
3 ... Nf6
3 ... Bc5
3 ... Nd4
3 ... Nge7
3 ... d6
3 ... Bb4
3 ... Be7
3 ... a5
3 ... Qe7
3 ... Qf6
3 ... Nb8
3 ... Na5
3 ... Bd6
3 ... f6
3 ... Nce7
3 ... d5? 4 Nxe5 Qg5 5 Nf3 Qe7 6 e5.
3 ... g5? 4 d4 Nxd4 5 Nxd4 exd4 6 Qxd4 Qf6
7 e5 Qe7 8 O-O c6.

4 c3



4 Bxc6
4 d4
4 O-O
4 h4
4 Nc3

4 ... a6



4 ... d6
4 ... Nge7
4 ... f5

5 Ba4



5 Bc4
5 Bxc6

5 ... d6



5 ... Nge7
5 ... f5
5 ... Qe7
5 ... Bg7

6 d4



6 O-O

6 ... Bd7



6 ... Bg7

7 O-O



7 Be3
7 Bb3
7 Bg5
7 d5
7 h4
7 dxe5
7 Nbd2

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Nf6
7 ... Bh6

8 d5



8 h3
8 Be3
8 a3
8 Re1
8 dxe5
8 Bg5
8 Bb3

8 ... Nce7



8 ... Nb8

9 Bxd7+



9 c4
9 Ne1
9 Ng5
9 a3
9 Be3

9 ... Qxd7



10 c4



10 Qb3
10 Na3
10 Nbd2

10 ... h6




10 ... Nf6
10 ... f6
10 ... Nh6

11 Nc3



11 Nfd2
11 Ne1
11 h3
11 Qd3

11 ... f5



11 ... Nf6

12 Ne1



12 Qb3
12 exf5
12 Nd2
12 Re1

12 ... Nf6



12 ... f4

13 f3



13 exf5
13 Nc2
13 Qd3

13 ... O-O



13 ... f4

14 Nd3



14 Qb3

14 ... g5



14 ... c5
14 ... c6
14 ... fxe4
14 ... Rf7

15 Bd2



15 exf5
15 Be3
15 Qb3

15 ... Ng6



15 ... c6
15 ... Rae8
15 ... Rab8
15 ... c5

16 Nf2



16 Qb3
16 Qc2

16 ... f4



16 ... Rab8
16 ... Kh7
16 ... Rf7
16 ... a5
16 ... Rad8
16 ... Nh4

17 b4



17 Qa4

17 ... Rf7



17 ... a5
17 ... Rfc8
17 ... Rac8
17 ... Rad8

18 c5



18 Qa4
18 Nd3
18 Rb1
18 Qe2
18 a3

18 ... Bf8



18 ... Ne7
18 ... c6
18 ... Qe7
18 ... a5
18 ... Rd8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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